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    Category: Patient Safety

    Insights into preventing harm and strengthening safety across clinical and operational settings.

    Why High Bundle Compliance Doesn’t Always Mean Low CLABSI Risk. Image of a healthcare worker in PPE and a virus molecule.

    Why High Bundle Compliance Doesn’t Always Mean Low CLABSI Risk

    Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) remain one of the most closely monitored healthcare-associated infections because of their severity, preventability, and impact on patient outcomes (Centers…

    ActionQI March 29, 2026
    Why Patient and Family Engagement Is Critical in HAI Risk Reduction. Image of young patient and her mother sitting listening to their healthcare provider

    Why Patient and Family Engagement Is Critical in HAI Risk Reduction

    Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention is often discussed through the lens of policies, bundles, audits, and staff compliance. While these elements are essential, one critical factor…

    ActionQI March 19, 2026
    Why Good Healthcare Workers Still Miss Hand Hygiene Opportunities. Image of a group of healthcare workers

    Why Good Healthcare Workers Still Miss Hand Hygiene Opportunities

    Hand hygiene is one of the most discussed expectations in healthcare. It is taught in orientation, reinforced through annual education, measured through audits, and displayed…

    ActionQI February 27, 2026
    Why Leader Presence Matters in Infection Prevention Culture. Image of healthcare leader sitting among

    Why Leader Presence Matters in Infection Prevention Culture

    Infection prevention culture is not built through policies alone. It is built through visibility, participation, trust, and shared accountability. While education, audits, and compliance monitoring…

    ActionQI February 27, 2026
    Beyond Audits and Accountability Using Nudge Theory to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance. Image of a mother elephat using her trunk to gently guide her young

    Beyond Audits and Accountability: Using Nudge Theory to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance

    Healthcare organizations have invested substantial resources into hand hygiene programs through education, audits, observations, scorecards, and compliance reporting. Yet despite decades of effort, hand hygiene…

    ActionQI February 27, 2026
    Beyond the Unit Engaging Off-Unit and Across-Unit Staff in Hand Hygiene and Infection Prevention. Image of a hand sanitizer bottle with a person pressing it

    Beyond the Unit: Engaging Off-Unit and Across-Unit Staff in Hand Hygiene and Infection Prevention

    Hand hygiene improvement efforts often focus on unit-based clinical teams. Nurses, patient care assistants, and unit leaders receive regular compliance updates, participate in audits, and…

    ActionQI February 27, 2026
    The Tiny Workflow Gaps That Become Big Infection Risks. Image of healthcare worker in PPE

    The Tiny Workflow Gaps That Become Big Infection Risks

    Why Small Breakdowns Matter More Than We Think When healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur, investigations often focus on major failures: missed isolation precautions, contaminated equipment, or…

    ActionQI February 10, 2026
    Image showing the 4 stages of the TRACE Framework. 1. Event Summary, 2. Timeline Reconstruction, 3. Risks and Contributing Factors, 4. Analysis, Corrective Actions, and Enabling Conditions

    Beyond Root Cause Analysis: Using ActionQI’s TRACE Framework to Strengthen HAI Investigations

    Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) investigations often begin with a straightforward question: “What caused the infection?” But in practice, HAIs such as CLABSIs rarely emerge from a…

    ActionQI July 5, 2023

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